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Ahmed Musa has returned to his former Russian club, CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow on Tuesday announced that they have signed the Super Eagles forward on loan from Leicester City for the rest of the season. The club on their official website wrote: “PFC CSKA and Leicester City agreed to the …

Everton have completed the signing of Theo Walcott from Arsenal on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The Merseyside club announced the capture of the 28-year-old England international on their official Twitter feed. The fee is undisclosed but the Toffees’ second signing of the January transfer window reportedly cost them £20million. “I’ve come …

Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho has formally confirmed his retirement from football, more than two years since his last appearance as a professional. The 37-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona star, a key member of the Brazil side which won the World Cup in 2002, last played in 2015 during …

The Football Association of Wales has called a news conference for Monday afternoon in Cardiff, where the former Manchester United winger is expected to be unveiled. Provided there is no late hitch, Giggs will be announced as the successor to Chris Coleman, who left for Sunderland in November. Craig Bellamy, …

Super Eagles defender, Willim Troost-Ekong, is happy that he has proved former Nigeria head coach, Sunday Oliseh, wrong. Troost-Ekong has become a mainstay in the Eagles team under Gernot Rohr, after he was sidelined by Oliseh for “being too soft” The Bursaspor player made only two appearances for the national …

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has been banned for one year by the Italian FA for his role is selling tickets to hard-core “ultra” fans that encouraged ticket touting. The court also fined Juventus 300,000 euros (£264,000). The ban comes less than three weeks after Agnelli was elected to chair the …

The Black Stars of Ghana have emerged champions of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations after thrashing the Super Eagles 4-1 at the Cape Coast Stadium. Stephen Sarfo who was voted as man-of-the-match scored a brace for the Black Stars while Atinga and Cobbinah scored a goal each for …

Nigeria’s senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have emerged champions of the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket. D’Tigress won the title on Sunday evening after defeating strong rivals Senegal 65-48 in the final. Trailing by six points from the first quarter, the Nigerians fought back to win the second quarter 21-10 …

Leicester City have completed the £25m signing of Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. The month-long transfer saga has finally come to an end with the 20-year-old Nigeria international confirmed as a Leicester player on a five-year deal. Iheanacho completed his medical at Leicester on Tuesday and has become Craig Shakespeare’s …

Arsenal has agreed a deal to sign France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for a reported club-record $68m, (£52.56m), the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday. The transfer fee is also a new record sale for the Ligue 1 outfit, while Arsenal said the 26-year-old had signed a “long-term contract”. …

Arsène Wenger’s turbulent year ended with his third F.A. Cup win in four seasons after Arsenal beat Chelsea, 2-1. Chelsea, the English Premier League champion, was thwarted in its attempt to complete a Premier League and F.A. Cup double for the second time. Aaron Ramsey had the winning shot, just …

Everton are planning to make a whopping £20million move for Manchester City’s Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho as a possible replacement for Romelu Lukaku, according to reports from The Sun. He has fallen behind Argentine international Sergio Aguero and new Brazilian signing Gabriel Jesus in City’s forward line. Everton manager Ronald …

A goal in the fifth-minute of injury time from Sergi Roberto gave Barcelona a miracle 6-1 win over Paris Saint Germain to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday in breathtaking style. Barca scored three times in the last few minutes to go through 6-5 on aggregate having lost 4-0 …

Nigerian international striker Odion Ighalo became the latest Premier League player to head to China when Watford agreed to sell him to Changchun Yatai for a reported club record £20million ($25m, 23.3m euros) on Tuesday. The 27-year-old — capped 12 times — enjoyed a superb season for the Hornets last …